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Today marked the first real snowfall in Ithaca. There’s something fascinating about snowfall. The way it seems to make the world stand still. The way it makes people break their routine, go outside, and act like kids again. Build a snowman. Make Hot Cocoa. Play football all afternoon. No sun, no sky- just a light and inconsequential giddiness that seems to infect everyone. And that’s pretty much the theme behind this week’s mixtape- that electric hush that fills the air. It’s ambient noise to stay inside and hang out with family and friends you care about and forget about anything that’s been bogging you down.
That was probably an unnecessarily deep introduction, but…oh well. Tracks like “White Christmas” and “Thank You Mario” even things out a little bit (I’ve been pretty harsh on the Mountain Goats in the past, and rightly so, but this track is actually pretty good). I did a little editing on the last track to incorporate a little audio from A Charlie Brown Christmas, just because. So. That’s all that.
In this week’s A&V Mixtape:
01. Skating // The Vince Guaraldi Trio
02. Selfless, Cold and Composed // Ben Folds Five
03. Sleeping In // The Postal Service
04. Gay Sons of Lesbian Mothers // Kaki King
05. A Breaks B // Andrew Bird
06. VCR // The XX
07. Mrs. Cold // The Kings of Convenience
08. Badges and Badges // Andy Hull
09. Mt. Washington // Emily Wells
10. Cello Song // The Books
11. That’s Me Trying // William Shatner and Ben Folds
12. Thank You Mario But Our Princess Is In Another Castle // The Mountain Goats
13. White Christmas // Clyde McPhatter
14. Georgia On My Mind // Dave Brubeck
15. Un Jour Comme Un Autre // Brigitte Bardot
16. Love Vigilantes // Iron and Wine
17. Heartbeats // Jose Gonzalez
18. Sing It Again (w/ Linus Dub) // Marco Benevento
